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B.C. song serenades Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, Katy Perry on American Idol

Vancouver Island singer-songwriter Jesse Roper calls the experience 鈥榩retty surreal鈥
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Nashville鈥檚 Jake Durkin performed Jesse Roper鈥檚 song 鈥淎nytime of Night鈥 on the March 6 airing of American Idol. (Keri Coles/亚洲天堂 staff)

Victoria-area musician Jesse Roper is 鈥渟toked鈥 after hearing one of his songs was sung on American Idol this week and earned its performer a ticket to Hollywood.

Jake Durkin, a 25-year-old singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, Tennessee, played two songs 鈥 Marvin Gaye鈥檚 鈥淟et鈥檚 Get It On鈥 and 鈥淎nytime of Night鈥 by Roper.

鈥淚 chose Jesse鈥檚 song because I came across it on Spotify and fell in love with it. I love soul music and he鈥檚 been able to create a modern take on soul that I think is really authentic and beautiful,鈥 said Durkin. 鈥淧lus, I love singing that song and it鈥檚 about time more people in the U.S. know about Jesse Roper.鈥

The performance won over judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, and had Perry 鈥渉ead over heels.鈥

The performance, which aired Wednesday, was part of the audition process for the 17th season of American Idol.


 
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